Giuseppe Orefici
Giuseppe Orefici (1946 – 28 June 2025) was an Italian archaeologist noted for his studies of the Pre-Hispanic civilizations of the Nazca and Rapa Nui cultures.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Orefici had a degree in architecture. Beginning in 1982, he was Director of the Nasca Project and has conducted several investigations in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua. He directed archaeological excavations in the ceremonial center of Cahuachi (Peru) from 1984,[3] Pueblo Viejo near Nazca (1983–85), Tiwanaku, Bolivia from 2007 to 2014, and Easter Island (1991–93, 2001).
He published several books and articles on Nasca and Rapa Nui cultures and curated numerous exhibitions on pre-Hispanic culture in the Americas and in Europe.[4] The most important research, which continues, is the archaeological excavation and conservation of Cahuachi.[5]
Orefici died on 28 June 2025, at the age of 79.[6]
Later research
[edit]Orefici was Director of Centro de Estudios Arqueológicos Precolombinos, es:Museo Arqueológico Antonini in Nazca, Peru and the Nasca Project.[7] He concentrated on the study of Nasca and Tiwanaku civilizations, with particular reference to architecture, and pre-Hispanic petroglyphs.[8]
Scientific publications
[edit]- Ligabue G., Orefici G., Rapa Nui, Erizzo, 1994.
- Orefici G., Nasca: arte e società del popolo dei geoglifi, Jaca Book, Milano, 1993.
- Orefici G., Cahuachi. Capital Teocratica Nasca. Lima: University of San Martin de Porres, 2012.
- Orefici G., Mensajes de nuestros antepasados: petroglifos de Nasca y Palpa, Apus Graph Ediciones, Lima, 2013
- Lasaponara R., Masini N., Orefici G. (Eds). The Ancient Nasca World: New Insights from Science and Archaeology. Springer International Publishing, 2016
Bibliography
[edit]- Aimi A., Arqueólogos Intelectuales Italianos en el Peru. Instituto Italiano de Cultura de Lima, Lima, 2015, pp. 46–47.
References
[edit]- ^ Orefici 1993
- ^ Ligabue & Orefici 1994
- ^ Orefici 2012
- ^ "Dr. Giuseppe Orefici". National Geographic. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Museo Antonini". Mystery Peru. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Addio a Giuseppe Orefici, l'archeologo dei deserti e delle civiltà perdute (in Italian)
- ^ "Proyecto". Archived from the original on November 7, 2016.
- ^ Orefici 2013
